That's all well and good Eddie, but it still doesn't obviate this - the legal definition of a visual work of art. Visual Artists Rights Act -...
Brandon there is much to know when it comes to coins, more than you can even imagine. To put that into perspective for you I first began studying...
Simply put, coins begin to tone the instant they leave the press. And they will continue to tone throughout the course of their lives. Virtually...
The pictures are just fine according to the best Avast has to offer for anti-virus. Could simply be a false positive.
Good article, but I'm not sure it pertains to what we are talking about, pictures of coins. There is no dispute that artistic photographs are and...
Well, not completely. I agree it is visibly undetectable, but simple deductive reasoning tells you when a coin has been dipped.
I have to strongly disagree. If a coin is dipped properly the coin is not harmed. Educated estimates say that 80% or more of all older coins in...
Good question, because 99% of the people involved in numismatics know better than to even waste their time looking at the Blue Book. To be honest,...
They include circulated grades in the indexes. But the circ grades are outnumbered by the MS grades for a couple of reasons. 1 - there are more MS...
It always varies depending on the dealer doing the selling. General rule of thumb has pretty much always been 10% over spot, but some dealers may...
They were indeed, and always attracted a crowd of others none of us even knew. It led to some quite interesting discussions. I had my first live...
Well it wouldn't quite be the first. We started having live CT meetings at coin shows, including the FUN show, many years ago, and I always...
Yeah, a lot of people think that. But it is a falsehood. The true value of a coin is what educated people will pay for it. But I will grant you,...
You can find out everything you want right here - http://www.pcgs.com/prices/frame.aspx?type=coinindex&filename=index Now some people discount...
It can be a good way to start, but to be even relatively successful one needs to have a certain level of knowledge first. Honestly, the best...
These particular coins and many others like them, as well as those from several other countries, are indeed pretty common. 10-15 years ago, all...
And what exactly is it that you think my view of toned Morgans is ? I love attractively toned Morgans. But it is my opinion that particular coin...
Not according to that chart it hasn't Frank. The coin market right now is the lowest it has been since 2007.
The premium is going to depend largely on "who" it is that is looking at the coin. Some will get all goggle eyed and ooooh and ahhhh over it. And...
Overall, the coin market has been going down, considerably, for the last 7 years. http://www.pcgs.com/images/graphs/index10graph.gif
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